Orthopedics

• In the Journals

• Muscle injury rate increase depends on age, previous injury, kicking leg

• February 18, 2013
• Researchers who studied 1,401 athletes from 26 European soccer clubs in 10 countries have found that previous injury, kicking leg and older age are...More »

• In the Journals

• MRI-based measurements delineate reasons for patellofemoral instability

• February 15, 2013
• In this study, researchers found MRI was effective for fully analyzing patellar tilt, patella alta ratios and other measures associated with recurrent...More »

• In the Journals

• ACL reconstruction with hamstring graft shows good long-term results

• February 14, 2013
• Arthroscopic ACL reconstruction with four-strand semitendinosus tendon yielded good short and long-term outcomes and patient satisfaction, according to...More »

• Patients with knee OA showed improved pain and function scores after PRP treatment

• February 13, 2013
• Researchers from Hospital for Special Surgery found improved pain and function scores for patients with knee osteoarthritis at 1-year follow-up when...More »

• In the Journals

• Risk for injury increased slightly when resort allowed snowboarding

• February 8, 2013
• Injury rates reflected a small but statistically significant increase at a large Southwestern ski resort after it lifted its ban on snowboarding,...More »

• Treat pediatric ACL injuries based on age, skeletal maturity

• February 7, 2013
• Surgeons should take care when treating ACL injuries in young patients to prevent long-term complications like early onset osteoarthritis, according to a...More »

• Study: Wait to treat ACL tears in skiers with reconstructive surgery

• February 6, 2013
• Researchers from Hospital for Special Surgery have found in a recently published study that 25% of patients who tear their ACL while skiing will not need...More »

• In the Journals

• Researchers establish reliability of ISIS in multicenter study

• February 5, 2013
• In this prospective study examining the efficacy of the Instability Shoulder Index Score, researchers validated the score after evaluating 114 consecutive...More »

• High recurrence rates of steroid injection for tennis elbow not relieved by physiotherapy

• February 5, 2013
• The addition of physiotherapy to corticosteroid treatment for chronic unilateral lateral epicondylalgia does not significantly improve patient outcome,...More »

• Industry News

• Breg launches new braces, cervical collar

• Orthopedics Today, March 2013
• Breg Inc. has announced the launch of four new orthopedic products, including a postoperative knee brace for patients recovering from knee surgery and...More »

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